Ball-bearing.



No. 836,672. PATENTED wovrzv, 1906.-

F. .M. POOTE,

BALL BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED PEI-311.1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFincE.

BALL-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2'7, 1906.

Application filed February 21,1906. Serial No. 302.272.

To all whom it nutg concern Be it known that I, FRANK M. FooTE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Marshall, in the county ofCalhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and I usefulImprovements in Ball-Bearing Axle- Nuts, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to that class of nuts which are commonlyemployed in connection with the axles of vehicles, and

i has for its object to provide a nut of this character embodying novelmeans for resisting the outward thrust of the wheel.

A further object is to accomplish the result by means of few and simpleparts which are permanently connected to the nut and which 1cgtlmdbevery easily manufactured and assem- For a full description of theinvention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of-thedetails of construction of the means for effecting the result referenceis to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the nut, andFig. 2 is a detail perspective view showing the parts as separated.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in both views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the nut,which is internallythreaded at 2, so asto fit upon the axle 3 in the usual manner. The outer portion of the nutis given a polygonal formation at 4, which enables it to be readilyengaged by a wrench or similar tool, while the inner portion of the nutis enlarged at 5. The edge of the enlarged portion 5 is rabbeted at 6 toform an annular guideway for the bearing-rollers 7. A ring or washer 8,corresponding in size to the rabbeted portion 6, fits over thebearing-rollers 7 and has its inner face formed with an annulardepression 9. This ring 8 is held in position by means of a collar 10,which fits loosely upon the enlarged portion 5 of the nut. The inneredge of the collar 10 is formed with an inwardlyeXtending flange 12,which engages with the ring 8 to hold the same against displacement. Theouter edge of the collar 10 is formed with the teeth 11, which are bentinwardly after the collar has been placed in position, so that they fitaround the enlarged portion 5 and prevent the collar from slipping off.With this construction it will be apparent that both the collar 10 andring 8 are free to r otate upon the nut l and can turn with the wheel,so as to practically eliminate the friction caused by the outward thrustof the wheel.

Particular attention is directed to the method employed for securing themembers in position, since this can be very quickly and economicallyaccomplished by crimping the tongues 11 aroundthe enlarged portion 5 ofthe nut.

Owing to the fact that the collar 10 is free to rotate as well as thering 8 and can therefore come into engagement with the wheel of thevehicle, the necessity for a careful connecgion between the two membersis obviate Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as newis l. The combination of a nut having a portion thereof enlarged, one ofthe edges of the enlarged portion being rabbeted, a series ofbearing-rollers located within the rabbeted portion, a ring fitting overthe bearing-rollers so as to rotate freely with respect to the nut, anda collar engaging with the ring to hold the same againstdisplacement,the said collar being loosely mounted upon the before-mentioned enlargedportion of the nut and being provided with a series of tongues which arebent inwardly to hold the collar in position. i p

2. The combination of a nut having an edge thereof rabbeted, a series ofbearingrollers located within the rabbeted portion, a ring fitting overthe bearing-rollers and rotating freely with respect to the nut, and acollar loosely mounted upon the nut and engaging with thebefore-mentioned ring, the said collar being adapted to rotateindependently both with respect to the nut and the ring and also beingprovided with means whereby it is prevented from slipping off from saidnut.

FRANK M. FOOTE.

l Witnesses:

LOUIS C. MILLER, F. G. PowERs.

